Hello All,
I have some Arris C3's in some pretty remote locataions and need to know if the fans are dying. I've found this:
dcxFPDFan1Status OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER
{
rotating (1),
badRotating (2)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Specifies the fan status for the fan nearest the front of the box.
The following values are possible:
Rotating(1) and BadRotating(2).
BadRotating is set when the fan is operating outside of dcxFPDFanUpperLimit and dcxFPDFanLowerLimit."
::= { dcxFPDControlGroup 8 }
dcxFPDFanUpperLimit OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..255)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Specifies the upper fan limit(Upper threshold of expected current draw)"
::= { dcxFPDControlGroup 14 }
dcxFPDFanLowerLimit OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..255)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Specifies the lower fan limit(Lower threshold of expected current draw)"
::= { dcxFPDControlGroup 15 }
I've read those SNMP keys and get either a 1 for good or 2000, 2200, 2400 or 2600. Can anyone interprete these bad values starting will a "2" and tell me if I need to get new fans. When I look at the actual device, everything appears to be fine.
Thanks,
emkowale
The second two mibs set the upper and lower thresholds for the fans current draw, the first mib states when the current draw is within those parameters or not ( 1=inside/good 2=outside/bad)
... at least, I think thats how those worked, its been a while...
You bet they're failing. ARRIS used sub-standard mini-fans with cheap ball-bearings. The fan life has averaged 3 1/2 yrs. I worked there and we/they knew, after the fact. Fairly cheap to replace all 6 with even top-of-the-line fans.